After massive staff cuts and a months-long development pause, Oracle promises a new beginning for MySQL – including enterprise features for the community.

Oracle is the sole proprietor of MySQL, but its community has critiqued its governance. Without improvements, the DBMS risks irrelevance.

After MySQL community summits, an open letter urges Oracle to discuss the database's future. Do Oracle's recent announcements satisfy critics?

Earlier this month, Oracle — which has long marketed its range of proprietary database systems — published the 9.0 version as an "Innovation Release" of MySQL. MySQL 9.0 is now among the three ...

An open letter signed by architects, DBAs, and engineers argues that closed development, missing AI‑era features, and ...

What's going on with MySQL and the broader MySQL marketplace? Peter Zaitsev recently wondered if Oracle is finally killing MySQL, if not through action, then inaction. Meanwhile, another key MySQL ...